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Can Hi-Tech, the U.N. and Drones Defeat Ghost Gear?

In early September 2018, we saw a dramatic example of the cost to marine life of abandoned fishing gear, infamously known as Ghost Gear. More than 300 endangered, Olive Ridley sea turtles were found dead, apparently after being entangled in an abandoned fishing net....

Join to Bar Japan from Commercial Whaling

by Robert Frerck

Recently we reported on the latest Japanese Whale Hunt that killed 333 Minke whales of which 122 were pregnant females. They call it a “biological field study” swearing that it is scientifically imperative to kill whales to better understand Antarctica. They politely...

Dive Shops Coordinate Lombok and Gili Islands Earthquake Relief

by Caitlin Flannery

Dive shops and local businesses have spun into high gear to bring earthquake relief to Lombok and the Gili Islands after a devastating 6.9 earthquake rocked northwest Lombok on Sunday 5th August, 2018. Since then a series of over 350 aftershocks have rumbled through...

Help Needed! Lombok and Gili Islands Earthquake Relief.

by Laurie J. Wilson

Lombok and Gili Islands residents are suffering from a massive earthquake in Indonesia. Members of this network are doing their best to get them help now and need the power of our community to assist. Filmmaker Adrienne Gittus and her band of Bali neighbours and...

NASA, NOAA and EPA Programs Saved!

by Robert Frerck

Donald Trump and his combative head of the EPA Scott Pruitt have made little attempt to disguise their intention to eliminate or handicap as many environmental programs and laws as possibleduring their time in power. Most vulnerable seem to be those passed by the...

Save Our Sea Lions!

by Tooni Mahto

Australian sea lions are endemic to our southern oceans, which means they don’t live anywhere else on our blue planet. We’re so lucky to have these rare, playful critters living in small colonies dotting our south western coast. But when they forage for food away from...